Blood Glucose Tracking Apparatus and Methods

1. A hand-held processing device, comprising: an analyte measurement module removably coupled to a housing, wherein the analyte measurement module includes a setup component having processor-executable instructions; a memory unit disposed within the housing; a processor disposed within the housing, wherein the processor is in communication with the memory unit; a data isolation circuit for isolated data transmission between the analyte measurement module and the memory unit; a power transfer circuit for delivering power to the analyte measurement module, wherein the analyte measurement module is configured to communicate the setup component to the memory unit within the housing, via the data isolation circuit, after power has been delivered to the analyte measurement module via the power transfer circuit, and wherein the processor within the housing is configured to execute the instructions of the setup component; and a connector unit in communication with the processor, wherein the connector unit is configured to provide a connection between the hand-held processing device and an external computer, and wherein the processor is configured to transmit data between the memory unit and the external computer when the connection is provided.

2. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to synchronize data between the memory unit and the external computer when the connection is provided.

3. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the hand-held processing device comprises a display unit coupled to the housing and in communication with the processor.

4. The hand-held processing device of claim 3 , wherein the display unit comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD).

5. The hand-held processing device of claim 3 , wherein the display unit comprises a touchscreen.

6. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the analyte measurement module comprises a test strip receptacle.

7. The hand-held processing device of claim 6 , wherein the test strip receptacle is configured to receive a glucose test strip.

8. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the hand-held processing device comprises a mobile phone.

9. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to automatically download data from the memory unit to the external computer, when the connection is provided, without user intervention.

10. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the connection is a physical, electrical connection.

11. The hand-held processing device of claim 10 , wherein the connection is a universal serial bus (USB) connection.

12. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the connection is a wireless connection.

13. The hand-held processing device of claim 12 , wherein the wireless connection is a radio frequency (RF) connection.

14. The hand-held processing device of claim 12 , wherein the wireless connection is an infrared (IR) connection.

15. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the memory unit comprises a first database, and wherein the processor is configured to create a second database on the external computer and synchronize data stored on the first database with data stored on the second database.

16. The hand-held processing device of claim 1 , wherein the hand-held processing device comprises data associated with monitoring diabetes.

17. The hand-held processing device of claim 16 , wherein the data associated with monitoring diabetes comprises data indicative of an analyte concentration in a sample from a subject having diabetes.

18. The hand-held processing device of claim 17 , wherein the hand-held processing device comprises a display unit coupled to the housing and in communication with the processor, wherein the analyte is glucose, and wherein the display unit is configured to display a communication activatable when the glucose concentration of the sample indicates hyperglycemia, impending hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia or impending hypoglycemia.

19. The hand-held processing device of claim 17 , wherein the analyte is glucose.

20. The hand-held processing device of claim 3 , wherein the hand-held processing device is configured to issue one or more communications to a user of the hand-held processing device using the display unit.

21. The hand-held processing device of claim 20 , wherein the one or more communications are selected from an audible communication, a vibratory communication, a graphical communication and a text-based communication.

22. The hand-held processing device of claim 20 , wherein the one or more communications indicate that a planned activity is due to begin.

23. The hand-held processing device of claim 22 , wherein the planned activity is user entry of data associated with a monitoring of a health condition.

24. The hand-held processing device of claim 23 , wherein the data associated with the monitoring of the health condition comprises exercise data.

25. The hand-held processing device of claim 23 , wherein the data associated with the monitoring of the health condition comprises dietary data.

26. The hand-held processing device of claim 25 , wherein the dietary data comprises meal-related data.

27. The hand-held processing device of claim 26 , wherein the meal-related data comprises meal time data.

28. The hand-held processing device of claim 26 , wherein the meal-related data comprises carbohydrate value.

29. A mobile phone, comprising: a housing; a memory disposed within the housing; a processor disposed within the housing and in communication with the memory; a glucose measurement module removably coupled to the housing, wherein the measurement module includes a glucose measurement circuit for determining an amount of glucose present in a sample, at least one optoisolator for transmitting data across a power isolation barrier between the measurement module and the processor, an isolated power module, a power transfer circuit that bridges the power isolation barrier and thereby transfers isolated power from a power source to the isolated power module, and a setup component having processor-executable setup instructions, wherein the measurement module is configured to communicate the processor-executable setup instructions from the measurement module to the processor after isolated power has been transferred to the isolated power module; and a connector unit in communication with the processor, wherein the connector unit is configured to provide a connection between the hand-held processing device and an external computer, and wherein the processor is configured to transmit data between the memory and the external computer when the connection is provided.

30. The mobile phone of claim 29 , wherein the processor is configured to synchronize the data between the memory and the external computer when the connection is provided.

31. A system comprising: a hand-held processing device, comprising a housing, a memory comprising data and/or programs associated with monitoring of a health condition, a processor coupled to the housing, wherein the processor is in communication with the memory, an integrated glucose measurement module removably coupled to the housing, wherein the measurement module includes a glucose measurement circuit for determining an amount of glucose present in a sample, a data isolation circuit for isolated data transmission between the measurement module and the memory or the processor, a transformer-coupled power transfer circuit that transfers power to the measurement module, and a setup component configured to be communicated between the measurement module and the processor after the measurement module has been coupled to the housing, wherein the setup component includes a user's preferences, calibration code, and a glucose log component; a connector unit in communication with the processor; and a computer positioned external to the hand-held processing device, wherein the connector unit is configured to provide a connection between the hand-held processing device and the external computer, and wherein the processor is configured to transmit the data and/or programs associated with the monitoring of the health condition between the memory and the external computer when the connection is provided.

32. The system of claim 31 , wherein the processor is configured to synchronize the data between the memory and the external computer when the connection is provided.